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Karine Jean-Pierre Featured on PBS News Analysis Series “To the Contrary”

Karine Jean-Pierre, NBC and MSNBC Political Analyst and Chief Public Affairs Officer of MoveOn.org, was recently featured in an episode of the PBS News Analysis Series “To the Contrary.” She discussed her experiences in the Obama Administration and fighting for equal rights under the current administration.

Karine Jean-Pierre Featured on NPR “Morning Edition”

Karine Jean-Pierre, NBC and MSNBC Political Analyst and Chief Public Affairs Officer of MoveOn.org, was featured in an episode of NPR “Morning Edition” with David Green discussing the 2020 Presidential Candidates.

Diversity and inclusion have become key points in Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration, both in his cabinet and with his wife literally having a seat at the table.
But it’s not the first time an administration in New Jersey has pushed itself to truly look like it represents its residents.
Tara Dowdell, who served in Gov. Jim McGreevey’s administration in 2002-03, knows the effort it takes.

Adenah Bayoh - The most Successful Liberian Entrepreneur You (Probably) Never Heard of

A telltale West African accent peppers Adenah Bayoh’s speech and she freely quotes Maya Angelou and her mentor (in her head) Oprah, when talking about how she’s become perhaps the most successful young black female entrepreneur you never heard of.

Charles Way on the Importance of Education for Student Athletes

Tara Dowdell Served as the Luncheon Keynote Speaker for the 34th Annual Black Issues Convention

The 34th annual New Jersey Black Issues Convention took place October 6-7 in the Paul Robeson Campus Center of Rutgers University with the theme “Now is the Time: Implementing the Black Leadership Family Plan. Tara delivered a powerful speech laying out a blueprint for increasing economic success in the African American community.

Flashback! Tahesha Way and Joyce Harley Perform Readings for Charity in “Still I Rise: Conversations with Phenomenal Women” at Crossroads Theatre

Some of the most influential women in New Jersey politics and government took to the stage to perform dramatic readings by Maya Angelou and others in a unique Women’s History Month charity production benefiting 77-year old Plainfield non-profit, Neighborhood House.